My first AG!!!! - with some pics
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:22 pm
Well, it finally happened last Saturday!! I had a great time, didn't take as long as I thought - well it did but I wrote off a day but I didn't stand over the mash for an hour and a half or watch the boil either..Any way here's some pics of how it went and my (very) basic setup. The recipe was from Dave Line's book - McEwans IPA...
First off the mash (My mash tun is the bucket inside a bucket with a load of holes drilled in the inside one and a tap on the outside bucket. Its wrapped in 2 alternate layers of tin foil and camping mats.
Then the wort draining during the sparge
Then the boil - I used a tea urn I bought off eBay - worked perfectly.
I made an immersion cooler from copper tube but didn't use it. I just left it outside for 8 hours or so...it's quite cold in Scotland!
Sorry there's no photos of the fermentation - its nearly finished now and ready for secondary or barreling...When I've poured off a sneaky pint I'll put another photo of it. I did worry about the beer clearing but don't think I've any worries...It's no worse than the kits I've been using.
AG....I love it...there's no going back now. Took a sample for hydrometer reading tonight and had to taste the sample....pleasantly surprised by my efforts
First off the mash (My mash tun is the bucket inside a bucket with a load of holes drilled in the inside one and a tap on the outside bucket. Its wrapped in 2 alternate layers of tin foil and camping mats.
Then the wort draining during the sparge
Then the boil - I used a tea urn I bought off eBay - worked perfectly.
I made an immersion cooler from copper tube but didn't use it. I just left it outside for 8 hours or so...it's quite cold in Scotland!
Sorry there's no photos of the fermentation - its nearly finished now and ready for secondary or barreling...When I've poured off a sneaky pint I'll put another photo of it. I did worry about the beer clearing but don't think I've any worries...It's no worse than the kits I've been using.
AG....I love it...there's no going back now. Took a sample for hydrometer reading tonight and had to taste the sample....pleasantly surprised by my efforts
or you too will be drinking it from the fermenter 
now for the wait 
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